Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31,051, Jotham Gardner, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Gardner, Gotham
S. 31,051
CONTENTS

Illinois 7927  Ohio  Attabury
Satham Garden
of Geauga Co in the State of Ohio, who was attested in the Compt - by Captain Hale. — of the Regt — by Col. Lindley. — in the New Jersey line for 7 mos. & 20 days. — 6 mos. large amt. 30.00 1 " 20 days Pte. 5.55 $35.55
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio - P.H. 11. at the rate of 35. Dollars 5.5, Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20. day of April 1833 and sent to C. S. Phelps. Chardon. Ohio.
Arrears to the 4th of March. 1833. 71.10 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4. Sept. 1833. 17.77 $88.87
Revolutionary Claim, for June 7, 1832. Recorded by H. H. Palmer , Clerk Book E . Vol. 8 . Page 112 .
From C. S. letter to Hon. G. Casey. 1838. Jan'y 1838.
sent to Pen Agents 14 March 1838.
To Illi more from 4 th Sept 1836. 29 March 1838. — Notification sent to Hon. G. Casey. H. R.
Paid at the Treasury under the act of the 6 th April 1838 from 4 Sept 1836 to 4 Sept 37 agt notified 3 rd Nov 1838.
1838. Sept. 28. Major Chas. T. Gardner Insane Dept. notified of the date of commencement of pension by the Agency. O.S.

Jotham Gardner s pp Pension Declaration
23565

State of Ohio County of Geauga
On this seventh day of March in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty three, personally appeared in open Court before the judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County now sitting Johann Gardner a resident of Huntsburg in the County of Geauga & State of Ohio age Eighty six years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. - That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated; that on the first day of January 1777 he resided at Hanover Morris County & State of New Jersey where he had resided for some time; that on the said first day of January, he volunteered to serve a term of three months from said day in a Regiment of State Volunteers commanded by Col. Eleazer Lindley, in the Company of said Regiment, commanded by Cap t . Josiah Hall, the Lieutenants name not now recollected, the Ensigns name was Daniel Dickerson who remained only part of the term of service, when he went home, and his place was filled by Ensign Elisha Cobb, who discharged the duties of Ensign the residue of said term; that he joined his Company & Regiment at Piscataqua, where his Regiment was stationed to assist in guarding the lines. The British Troops at that time lay at Amboy. During the time he lay there saw General Sullivan of the Continental Army; was employed while there several times upon scouting parties & was in several slight skirmishes with the British; and once while there the British attacked a part of the lines where his regiment & some Continental Troops lay. This regiment made a retreat through the swamp called the Ash Swamp, after which the British turned to the left & retreated back towards Amboy; that his company with an other Company of his regiment & other Troops were sent towards south Woodbridge in order to cut off the retreat of the British, but the British got to Woodbridge before

the detachment. There was some firing & skirmishing between them - Col Potter command the part of the detachment where he was, but whether he commanded the whole, or not, he cannot now state with certainty. - While on this tour of service, he knew a number of the Officers of the Regular or Continental troops, among whom, even Capt. Lyon & Captain Pierson or Parson, the latter proposed to him to enlist into his Company of continental Troops. that he volunteered & served during the three months above stated in the capacity of Sergeant. At the conclusion returned to Hanover where he remained until the fall following - In the latter part of the year 1777 or the first part of 1778. during the winter, he was drafted to serve a tour of one month, & served for the said term in the Company commanded by Capt. Israel Ward, in the Regiment commanded by Col. Sylvanus Seeley of Morris County New-Jersey Militia, as a Sergeant, joined his said Company at Elizabethtown where he remained stationed during the said month to guard the lines. At the end was discharged & returned home. After this early in the spring of 1778. he engaged as a substitute for John Conger who was drafted, & served the said tour of one month for which Conger was drafted in lieu of him, as a Sergeant in the Company commanded by Capt. Obediah Kitchel in the Regiment of Morris County Militia commanded by Col. Seeley above named, and was stationed at Elizabethtown guarding the lines - In the fore part of the month of April 1778. one Moses Fairchild was drafted to serve for the term of one month in the said Morris County Militia, where he engaged and served as a substitute for said Fairchild as an orderly Sergeant in the Company commanded by Capt. Samuel Herrman of the Regiment commanded by said Col. Seeley; that he joined his company at Elizabethtown, & remained stationed there during part of said term; but the latter part of it was sent to Newark where he remained the residue of said term, was discharged & returned home - In the month of June 1778. he was drafted to serve a tour at the time the British were marching through New-Jersey towards New York; that he does not recollect that they were drafted for a definite period; but for so long as the occasion should require

he served the town as a sergeant in the Company of Capt. Debow Col. Seeby's Regiment Morris County Militia. Joined the Regiment at Morris town Marched through Princeton and many other pla- ces frequently changing the direction of march, until they arrived near Freehold Meeting House, about the 24 th June several days before the battle of Monmouth, remained in that neighbourhood until the battle - His Regiment was stationed a distance in the rear of the main Army at the time of the battle, & was not actual- ly engaged, though in sight of it. After the battle, he was discharged & returned home - In the fall of 1779, he was drafted again & served a term of one month under the immediate command of Lieutenant Moss. Fitted in guarding Morris County Jail; that living near the lines & at the seat of the war, he served several other short terms , & was frequently called out on alarms; that by rea- son of old age & consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of all his said service; but accor- ding to the best of his recollection he served not less than the period mentioned below, & in the following grades, viz: three months as Ser- geant in first part of the year 1777 - one month as Sergeant in the latter part of same year & first part of 1778 - One month as Sergeant early in the Spring of 1778 - One month commencing April 11 th 1778 as Sergeant - twenty days at the time of the Battle of Monmouth as Sergeant, and one month as a private in guarding Morris Jail, besides several terms on alarms - making in the whole a period not less than Eight months - He was born at Newark New Jersey in March 1747 - & resided there until Twenty three years old - has no record of his age, but a copy from his father's record - After the war he resided at Hanover aforesaid until 1796 - when he removed to the State of New York resided at Schoharie & afterwards in Seneca County and removed into Hunts burg a year ago last November; that he has no documentary evidence, and knows of no person, (unless Solomon Fairchild who served with him, & who he heard was living at Hanover aforesaid two years ago - be still living) whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity.

except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State Sworn to & subscribed the day } Jotham Gardner & year aforesaid in open Court } before me - D. Aiken, Clerk
We William Gilmore a Clergyman residing in Huntsburg Geauga County & State of Ohio, and Lewis Hunt residing in the same place, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jotham Gardner, who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration ; that we believe him to be eighty six years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a revolutionary Soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. W. R. Gilmore Sworn to & subscribed the day } Lewis Hunt and year aforesaid in open Court } D. Aiken Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the inves- tigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Rev- olutionary Soldier, and served as he states. - And the Court fur- ther certifies, that it appears to them that William Gilmore who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the township of Huntsburg in the County of Geauga & State of Ohio, and that Lewis Hunt who has also signed the same is a resident in the same place, and is a credible person, and that their state- ment is entitled to credit
The State of Ohio } Geauga County } I David D. Aiken Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, do hereby certify that the for- going contains the original proceedings of the

said Court in the matter of the applica- tion of Jotham Gardner for a pension. - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 7 th day of March Anno Domini 1833
D. Aiken, Clerk.

Application for Transfer
1864
L L Edwards Commissioner War Department of Sensins Washington City District of Columbia

Application for a Transfer
County of Coles } State of Illinois } ss On this 24 th day of February A.D. 1858 before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace for the said County of Coles personally appeared Jotham Gardner who on his oath declares that he is the same per- son who formerly belonged to the com- pany commanded by Captain Josiah Hall in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Ebenezer Lindsey in the service of the United States that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Ohio from whence he has lately removed that he now resides in the State of Illinois Coles County where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be there payable in future the following are the reasons for removing from the State of Ohio to the State of Illinois viz; That his son with whom he had lived for many years past had concluded to emigrate to and actually did remove to the State of Illinois and that this affiant wishing still to be and remain in the care and protection of his son thought it most advisable to emigrate also and consequently did and now is living in the family of his son where he wishes to remain the above being the only principal reason this affiant for further test not
Jotham Gardner
Subscribed to and subscribed before me the day and date first above written
A. P. Dunbar

State of Illinois ) This day personally Coles County } appeared before me the undersigned an acting Justice of the peace in and for S d County, Moses Gardner and after being duly sworn deposeth and saith that Latham Gardner who has taken the above or foregoing oath is the identical person described in the affidavit to which his name is thereto subscribed and sworn to and further more this affiant saith (not
Moses Gardner Sworn to and subscribed before me this 24 th day of February A D 1838
A P Dunbar S B
State of Illinois ) I Alexander P Dunbar Coles County } a Justice of the peace in and for S d County do hereby certify that Moses Gardner the witness in the above affidavit is a man of veracity and credibility and that his affidavit and statements therein are entitled to much respect, that he is altogether a man worthy to be believed, given under my hand and seal at my office in Charleston Illinois this 24 th day of February A D 1838 A P Dunbar S B
State of Illinois ) I Nathan Ellington Coles County } Clerk of the County Com- missioners Court of Coles County and of office Recorder of Civil Offices do hereby certify that Alexander P Dunbar whose name appears to the foregoing affidavits and certificate is a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Coles and was at the

State thereof duly qualified in this Office and as such full faith and credit is and of right ought to be given to all his acts as such and that the signatures purporting to be his are true and genuine given under my hand and seal of Office in Charleston this 20 th day of February A D 1858 N. Ellington Clerk

23565 7927
Southampton
Guiana 60
Ohio
Admitted 7. Months of 20 days from 1777.
16 Months thereof as Sergeant —
Ebenezer S. Phelps age Chardon Ohio

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
20. April 1833.
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Nathan Garam Gage of Ohio
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     For 1777 3 Sergt Col Linnay pg. 186   at 1777-8 1 Sergt Capt Hadd Hannou   Suffolk 1778 1 Sergt Col Potts Parris 6 Traditionary   Conyn 1778 Capt Morris N. Jersey   Sub for " Col Seely   Monmouth 1 Capt Hitchcock   at 1778 20 Sergt Capt Heman   at 1779 1 1st Miss Hitchcock  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c, Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. (This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.)]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

21057 Pay INVALID
File No. 31001
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[Amendment of 1870.]
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Treasury Department,
Second Comptroller's Office,
Oct. 29. 1838.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Nathan Gaidner a Pensioner on the Roll of the Illinois Agency, at the rate of Thirty five Dollars and fifty five Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832 has been paid at this Department, from the 4 of Sept. 1836 to the 4 Sept. 1837
Respectfully, yours,
William E. Parrish Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

Jan 20. Jan - ab - Mr Evans
J. L. Edwards Esq Comr. of Pensions Washington City D. C.
Hon. J. L. Cross H. H.

House of Reps January 18 th 1888
Sir
Permit me to lay before you the enclosed letter - will you have the goodness to examine the subject, and inform me of the result. Please with your answer, return the letter of Mr. Dunham -
Your obt svt
J. Keary
J. L. Edwards Esq Cam! of Purvis } }

Mar 27
Mr Evans
All
J. S. Edwards Esq. Commisr of Pensions Washington City

✓ Merchants & Manufacturers Bank Pittsburgh March 22 d 1838
Sir
In compliance with Councils of the 16 th Instant I beg leave to inform you that Nathan Gardner, Pensioner under the Act of 7 June 1832. at 35 55 / 100 Dollars per annum was last paid up to the 4 th Sept. 1836.
I am, very respectfully, Your obedt. Servt. Fredk. Blake for the Pens. Agent
J. L. Edwards Esqr Councils of Pks. Washington City

Hon. Lewis C. LaF
Sec. of War Washington
Pension Office

Chardon March 8. 1833.
Hon Lewis Cass Sec. of War Sir
I herewith send to the pension office, the declaration of Gotham Gardner an applicant to be placed on the pension roll.
After an investigation of his claim please to inform me, as early as possible of the result.
Very respectfully
Your humble Servt Edwin F. Phelps
Chardon, Ohio,